3.1.1 Fees for 2016/17 were set the Committee at the meeting of 8th June 2016 on the basis of a new approach to assessing cost, based on a toolkit initially suggested by the Melton Mowbray Taxi Association

3.1.2 This approach was based on time recording which identified the average time and cost associated with each type of licence. It also incorporated provision for deficits and surpluses from previous years and resulted in fees set as follows:

The details outlined in Appendix A provide a forecast trading account for the 2016/17 financial year across each of the Licences respectively. This has resulted in the following calculations which are forecasting a deficit across all licence type and these have been included in the calculation of costs stated at AGENDA ITEM 9 9 3.2.2 below:

In line with the new methodology these forecast surpluses / deficits have been built into the fee modelling for 2017/18 to ensure the fees are set on fair and equitable basis. The same approach is proposed for applications for renewal as applied in 2016/17: 90% of the cost of anew application. At the financial year end a final account will be produced and any variances will be adjusted in the calculations for the 2018/19 fee setting process.

3.2.2

Fees for 2017/18 The same toolkit has been used to establish costs and fees for 2017/18 but this is based on a revised time recording exercise undertaken from October – December 2016. This is a longer period that in previous years and also made greater distinction between types of licence applications, reducing the need for assumptions and estimates. This has also enabled officers to further refine the time recording methodology to ensure the inputs to the model are accurate and capture a wider range of relevant activity data. Taking into account the forecast trading position outlined in para 3.2 and incorporating the revised time recording and costs data and the new fees for each licence type for 2017/18 have been calculated at the following rates:

Many of you will remember the problems that I encountered with our Council over a prolonged period of time regarding the fees that we were being charged for our licenses. I wont bore you with all the details again except to say that up until June 2016 the cost of a 12 month vehicle license was £252.50 and it is now going to be £104.00 for a new license and £94.00 for a renewal. The annualised cost for the drivers license is also coming down by quite a lot.Thanks to the help of a few people on here I was able to put forward the proposal for the methodology to be used and it just shows that I was right all along. It is just a pity that I was put in the position of resigning as a Councillor in order to complete the task.I also believe that due to my resignation and subsequent questions at full Council resulted in the Council calling in James Button to review the Councils way of working and although the report has never been published in full, I think it showed that the Council were doing everything wrong and that they had to change to the methodology put forward by me.I am sure that the local drivers will be queuing up to thank me for my efforts.

I have just checked up on the drivers license fees. In may last year a 1 year license cost £202 so if things hadn't changed the cost for 3 X 1 year licenses would have been £606.The cost of renewing a 3 year license is now £286 or as an annual figure a smidge over £95 per year.So over a 3 year cycle the costs would have been,£252.50 X 3 =£757.50 and £202 X 3 =£606.00 a total of £1363.50From April 1St 2017 it will be,£94.00 X 3 =£282.00 and £286.00 a total of £568.00That is a saving over the 3 years of £795.50 for each owner/driver

Now, all you others out there who are getting ripped off by your Council, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO TRY.I would like to publically that some of the members who advised and encouraged me to keep going with the quest.So thank you in no particular order toCaptain CabSussexMr TMancityfanHeathcoteand not forgettingTrotskys Twin

I also believe that due to my resignation and subsequent questions at full Council resulted in the Council calling in James Button to review the Councils way of working and although the report has never been published in full, I think it showed that the Council were doing everything wrong and that they had to change to the methodology put forward by me.

WELL DONE TORY BOY GREAT WORK NOW THE REST YOU BURKES MAYBE ITS TIME TO RECOGNISE WHAT DETERMINATION AND ORGANISATION CAN ACHIEVE

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